Amazing 8s -- Charles III Portrait 8 Reales 1772-1791
1772 Mexico City, inverted MF

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Coin Details

Origin/Country: MEXICO - TO 1823
Item Description: 8R 1772MO FM "MF" INVERTED ASSAYER
Full Grade: NGC AU 50
Owner: jgenn

Owner Comments:

First year of the portrait design on Spanish silver coins. This example is from the Mexico City mint. Both the mint mark and assayer initials are inverted and this coin is the rare variety where the initials have been transposed from "FM" to "MF" From the April/May 2012 Heritage auction, Chicago, lot #25106. KM106.1.

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